Bed.



PATENTED MAY 19, 1908.

W. M. sHAW.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1907.

H, 8 gfilfl I 9 ,5 V -M W1 TNES denote corresponding parts in the several of the crib showing the manner of securing ment being soothing and efiicient in produc- WILLIAM M. SHAW, OF

CAMDEN, ARKANSAS.

BED.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented May '19, 1908.

Application filed April 5, 1907.- Serial No. 366,625.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM M. SHAW, citizen of the United States, residin at Camden, in the county of Ouachita an State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to beds and particularly that type known as cribs.

The object of the invention is the construction of a crib capable "of swinging freely so that every movement of the occupant will produce a swinging or vibratory movement of the crib, such swinging or vibratory moveing rest with respect to infants.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a crib of the character described in which the vibratory or swinging movement of the body of the crib may be dis ensed with and'same easily made rigid wit respect to its support.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. v

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification, and wherein like characters of reference views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention completely assembled; Fig. 2, a top plan view with the swinging body portion removed and Fig. 3, a perspective view of a fragment the swinging body to the frame.

Referring to the drawing 1,, 2, 3 and l-are uprights or standards having the usual casters 5 secured at their base. Said standards are secured to ether near their bottoms by the longitudina braces 6 and the cross braces 7; and at their tops bythe longitudinal braces l state through the medium of springs (L b, c and d; said springs being detachably se-' cured at their ends to the body of the crib and the hooks a, b, c and d.- ,7

In order to transform the body A into a stationary'crib I provide horizontal seats at each upright or standard on the same plane with the longitudinal and cross braces 6 and 7 respectively. Said seats are formed of the arms 10 and 1 1 having their outer ends sooured to the longitudinal braces 6 and the cross braces 7 respectively and their inner ends meeting at right angles and secured together in any suitable manner. Through each of the arms 10 passes a set screw 12; while at each corner of the body A a depending ear is formed having a threaded aperture 13 adapted to register with the set screws 12 when the body A rests upon the seats formed by the arms 10 and 11.

To secure the body A stationary it is only necessary to lower same on the before men tioned seats and turn set screws 12 into threaded aperture 18. A longitudinal brace 14 connects the upper cross braces 9 whereby one of the upper longitudinal braces 8 may be made removable at will for convenience in placing the ogcupant in the crib. Guides K are secured adjacent and parallel to the standards and have their lower ends made fast at the seats formed by the arms 10 and 11. These guides also pass through suitable eyes 15 or the like at each corner of the body A whereby said body is guided to the seats formed by the arms 10 and 11 when springs a, b, c and (i are detached.

I have here described my invention in the best form known to me at present; but it 8 and the cross braces 9. Hooks a, b, c and prising a frame formed of standards secured d are respectively secured to the standards 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the body A of the crib is suspended from said hooks in a vibratory in position by longitudinal, and cross braces, a bed body, springs suspending the body from the standards, seats formed on the 2 I v I 888,045

frame for supporting the bed body independent of the springs and set screws en aging ent of the sprmgs and means for locking the both the seats and the bed body where y the body to the seats. latter is locked u on the seats.

2. A bed of the oharaeter/ described com- In testimony w ereof I affix my signature 5 prising a fragmr-"i fol-meg oflstanidards sgcured in presence of two witnesses.

in osition y on itu ina an cross races, a ed body, sprii i gs detaehably secured to WILLIAM SHAW? the body and standards suspending the body Witnesses:

from the standards, seats formed on the W. E. MUNRQE, 10 frame for supporting the bed body independ- C. M. DENIS. 

